World Speedway Championships

World Championship 1936-1994

The World Championship was born in 1936 the Auto Cycle Union devised the idea of a World Championship and at the FCIM conference which was held in Madrid the idea was approved. This was not the first competition to be called the world Championship previous events had been run in Australia, Argentina and France these were short lived enterprizes and were never sancioned by the World's governing body. February 1931 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1931 - 1935 Paris, France 1931 Great Britain 1933-1934 Australia World Championship Riders Qualification History World Final Programmes Gallery

1936 Wembley Stadium, London, England Lionel Van Praag Eric Langton Bluey Wilkinson Lionel van Praag (AUS) 26 Eric Langton (GB) 26 Bluey Wilkinson (AUS) 25 Cordy Milne (USA) 20 Frank Charles (GB) 20 Dicky Case (AUS) 17 Jack Ormston (GB) 17 Vic Huxley (AUS) 17 George Newton (GB) 16 Jack Milne (USA) 15 Morian Hansen (DK) 15 Bob Harrison (GB) 15 Wal Phillips (GB) 12 Jack Parker (GB) 12 Ginger Lees (GB) 11 Arthur Atkinson (GB) 9 Bill Pitcher (GB) 8 Norman Parker (GB) (R) 7 Qualifying Rounds | Championship Round | Final 1937 Wembley Stadium, London, England Jack Milne Wilbur Lamoreaux Cordy Milne Jack Milne (USA) 28 Wilbur Lamoreaux (USA) 25 Cordy Milne (USA) 23 Jack Parker (GB) 21 Ginger Lees (GB) 19 Frank Charles (GB) 17 Lionel van Praag (AUS) 17 Bill Kitchen (GB) 16 George Newton (GB) 16 Eric Langton (GB) 16 Morian Hansen (DEN) 15 Eric Chitty (CAN) 15 Joe Abbott (GB) 14 Arthur Atkinson (GB) 14 Frank Varey (GB) 11 Bob Harrison (GB) 7 dnr Tommy Croombs (GB) 2 Alec Statham (GB) 0 (R) Qualifying Round |  Championship Round | Final 1938 Wembley Stadium, London, England Bluey Wilkinson Wilbur Lamoreaux Cordy Milne Bluey Wilkinson (AUS) 22 Jack Milne USA 21 Wilbur Lamoreaux (USA) 20 Lionel van Praag (AUS) 18 Bill Kitchen (GB) 15 Cordy Milne (USA) 15 Alec Statham (GB) 13 Eric Langton (GB) 13 Benny Kaufman (USA) 12 Jack Parker (GB) 10 Arthur Atkinson (GB) 10 Tommy Price (GB) 8 Tommy Croombs (GB) 8 George Newton (GB) 7 Geoff Pymar (GB) 7 Jack Ormston (GB) 5 Frank Varey (GB) 4 Qualifying Round |  First Round | Championship Round | Final 1939 Wembley Stadium, London, England The final was cancelled due to the outbreak of war Cordy Milne USA 8 Bill Kitchen (GB) 7 Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 7 Eric Langton (GB) 7 Jack Milne USA 6 Arthur Atkinson (GB) 6 Vic Duggan (AUS) 6 Lionel van Praag (AUS) 6 Alec Statham (GB) 5 Jack Parker (GB) 5 Benny Kaufman USA 5 Ron Johnson (AUS) 5 Eric Chitty CAN 5 Frank Varey (GB) 4 Eric Collins (GB) 4 Aub Lawson (AUS) 4 Malcolm Crawen (R) (GB) Frank Goulden (R) (GB) Qualifying Rounds | Qualifiers First Round |Championship Rounds 1939 - 1948 no competition was held between 1939 and 1948. In 1946 a British Riders Championship was introduced this was seen by many as the World Championship in everything but name. 1949 Wembley Stadium, London, England Tommy Price Jack Parker Louis Lawson Tommy Price (GB) 15, Jack Parker (GB) 14, Louis Lawson (GB) 13, Norman Parker (GB) 10, Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 9, Bill Kitchen (GB) 9, Ron Clarke (GB) 8, Bill Longley (AUS) 8, Aub Lawson (GB) 8, Cyril Roger (GB) 7, Bill Gilbert (GB) 6, Graham Warren (AUS) 5, Ken Le Breton (AUS) 4, Lloyd Goffe (GB) 2, Cliff Watson (AUS) 1, Dent Oliver (GB) 0, Oliver Hart (R) (GB) 1, Alec Statham (R) (GB) dnr First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Championship Round | Final 1950 Wembley Stadium, London, England Freddie Williams Wally Green Graham Warren Fred Williams (GB) 14 Wally Green (GB) 13 Graham Warren (AUS) 12 Aub Lawson (AUS) 10 Tommy Price (GB) 8 Jack Parker (GB) 8 Split Waterman (GB) 8 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 7 Jack Young (AUS) 7 Cyril Brine (GB) 7 Dent Oliver (GB) 6 Danny Dunton (GB) 5 Vic Duggan (AUS) 4 Ron Clarke (GB) 3 Jack Biggs (AUS) 3 Arthur Payne (AUS) 0 Cyril Roger (GB) 5 Mike Erskine (GB) 0 First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Championship Round 1951 Wembley Stadium, London, England Jack Young Split Waterman Jack Biggs Jack Young (AUS) 12+3 Split Waterman (GB) 12+2 Jack Biggs (AUS) 12+1 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 11 Jack Parker (GB) 10 Louis Lawson (GB) 10 Eddie Rigg (GB) 8 Aub Lawson (AUS) 7 Bob Laverenz (AUS) 7 Fred Williams (GB) 7 Eric Williams (GB) 6 Jeff Lloyd (GB) 6 Norman Parker (GB) 3 Cyril Brine (GB) 3 Ernie Roccio USA 2 Alan Hunt (GB) 2 Dick Bradley (R) (GB) 2 Geoff Mardon (R) (NZ) dnr First Round | Second Round | Championship Round 1952 Wembley Stadium, London, England Jack Young Freddie Williams Bob Oakley Jack Young (AUS) 14 Fred Williams (GB) 13 Bob Oakley (GB) 12 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 10 Arthur Payne (AUS) 9 Dan Forsberg S 9 Dick Bradley (GB) 9 Jeff Lloyd (GB) 7 Arthur Forrest (GB) 7 Henry Long SA 7 Brian Crutcher (GB) 6 Split Waterman (GB) 6 Graham Warren (AUS) 5 Derek Close (GB) 4 Cyril Roger (GB) 2 Ron How (GB) 0 Basse Hveem N (R) dnr Trevor Redmond (R) (NZ) dnr First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Championship Round 1953 Wembley Stadium, London, England Freddie Williams Split Waterman Geoff Mardon Fred Williams (GB) 14 Split Waterman (GB) 13 Geoff Mardon (NZ) 12+3 Olle Nygren S 12+f Jack Young (AUS) 10 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 9 Jeff Lloyd (GB) 8 Atrhur Forrest (GB) 7 Aub Lawson (AUS) 7 Brian Crutcher (GB) 6 Rune Sormander S 5 Graham Warren (AUS) 5 Eric Williams (GB) 4 Alan Hunt (GB) 3 Dick Bradley (GB) 2 Jack Biggs (AUS) 2 Dent Oliver (R) (GB) 1 Arthur Payne (R) (AUS) dnr Louis Lawson (GB) (R) dnr Maury Dunn (R) (NZ) dnr First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Championship Round 1954 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ronnie Moore Brian Crutcher Olle Nygren Ronnie Moore (NZ) 15 Brian Crutcher (GB) 13 Olle Nygren S 13+ Jack Young (AUS) 11 Split Waterman (GB) 9 Barry Briggs (NZ) 9 Eddie Rigg (GB) 7 Fred Brand (GB) 7 Jack Biggs (AUS) 7 Arthur Forrest (GB) 5 Tommy Price (GB) 5 Geoff Mardon (NZ) 5 Trevor Redmond (NZ) 5 Aub Lawson (AUS) 4 Peter Craven (GB) 3 Ove Fundin (SWE) 2 1955 Wembley Stadium, London, England Peter Craven Ronnie Moore Barry Briggs Peter Craven (GB) 13 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 12 Barry Briggs (NZ) 12 Eric Williams (GB) 12 Brian Crutcher (GB) 10 Ove Fundin (SWE) 10 Jack Young (AUS) 10 Olle Nygren (SWE) 9 Arthur Forrest (GB) 7 Arthur Wright (GB) 6 Billy Bales (GB) 6 Ron Johnston (NZ) 6 Kjell Carlsson (SWE) 3 Phil Clarke (GB) 2 Henry Andersen (NOR) 2 Cyril Roger (GB) 0 Aub Lawson (AUS) dnr Doug Davies (SA) dnr 1956 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ove Fundin Ronnie Moore Arthur Forrest Ove FundinSWE13, Ronnie Moore(NZ)12 Arthur Forrest (GB)11Peter Carven(GB)11 , Peo SodermanSWE10 Ken McKinlay (GB)10 Barry Briggs(NZ)10 Brian Crutcher(GB)9 Peter Moore (AUS)8 Eric Boothroyd(GB)7 Alan Hunt(GB) 6 Dick Fisher(GB)5 Doug DaviesSA4 Ulf Ericsson SWE2 Olle Andersson IISWE2 Gerald Hussey(GB)0 Jack Biggs(AUS) (DNR) Nigel Boocock(GB) (DNR) British Qualification Round | Championship Round | Swedish QR | Swedish QR | Nordic QR | Nordic QR | Nordic Final | Continental QR | Continental SF | Continental SF | Continental Final | European Final | World Final 1957 Wembley Stadium, London, England Barry Briggs Ove Fundin Peter Craven Barry Briggs (NZ) 14 Ove Fundin (SWE) 14 Peter Craven (GB) 11 Aub Lawson (AUS) 11 Rune Sörmander (SWE) 11 Ron Johnston (NZ) 9 Ken McKinlay (GB) 8 Bob Roger (GB) 8 Jack Geran (AUS) 7 Ron How (GB) 7 Peo Soderman (SWE) 7 Aage Hansen (NOR) 4 George White (GB) 4 Ian Williams (GB) 3 Dan Forsberg (SWE) 2 Josef Hofmeister (GER) 0 Brian Crutcher (GB) dnr Jack Biggs (AUS) dnr 1958 Wembley Stadium, London, England Barry Briggs Ove Fundin Aub Lawson Barry Briggs (NZ) 15 Ove Fundin (SWE) 13 Aub Lawson (AUS) 11 Peter Craven (GB) 11 Ken McKinlay (GB) 11 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 9 Olle Nygren (SWE) 9 Ron Johnston (NZ) 8 Gerry Hussey (GB) 7 Ron How (GB) 7 Peter Moore (AUS) 5 Mike Broadbanks (GB) 5 Rune Sörmander (SWE) 4 Jack Geran (AUS) 3 Josef Hofmeister (DEN) 2 Joel Jansson (SWE) 0 1959 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ronnie Moore Ove Fundin Barry Briggs Ronnie Moore (NZ) 15 Ove Fundin (SWE) 13 Barry Briggs (NZ) 11 Olle Nygren (SWE) 11 Aub Lawson (AUS) 11 Brian Crutcher (GB) 10 Arne Carlsson (SWE) 8 Peter Craven (GB) 7 George White (GB) 7 Geoff Mardon (NZ) 6 Rune Sormander (SWE) 6 Mieczysław Połukard (POL) 5 Josef Hofmeister (GER) 4 Ron How (GB) 3 Peter Moore (NZ) 3 Cyril Roger (GB) 0 Ken McKinlay (R) (GB) 0 Florian Kapala (R) (POL) 0 British Qualification Rounds / Continental Qualifying Rounds  1960 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ove Fundin Ronnie Moore Peter Craven Ove Fundin (SWE) 14 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 14 Peter Craven (GB) 14 Peter Moore (NZ) 12 Ron Johnston (NZ) 10 Barry Briggs (NZ) 9 Stefan Kwoczala (POL) 8 Josef Hofmeister (GER) 6Ken McKinlay (GB) 6 Jack Young (AUS) 6 Chum Taylor (AUS) 5 Rune Sörmander (SWE) 5 Henryk Żyto (POL) 4 Aub Lawson (AUS) 4 Marian Kaiser (POL) 1 Bryan Elliott (GB) 0 Bob Andrews (R) (GB) 2 Mieczysław Połukard (R) (POL) 0 1961 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ove Fundin Bjorn Knutsson Gote Nordin Ove Fundin (SWE) 14 Björn Knutsson (SWE) 12 Göte Nordin (SWE) 12 Barry Briggs (NZ) 12 Bob Andrews (GB) 10 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 10 Florian Kapala (POL) 8 Rune Sörmander (SWE) 7 Ron How (GB) 7 Peter Craven (GB) 6 Ken McKinlay (GB) 5 Cyril Maidment (GB) 4 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 4 Ray Cresp (AUS) 3 Stanislav Tkocz (POL) 3 Mike Broadbank (GB) 2 Jack Young (R) (AUS) dnr Leif Larsson (R) (SWE) dnr 1962 Wembley Stadium, London, England Peter Craven Barry Briggs Ove Fundin Peter Craven (GB) 14 Barry Briggs (NZ) 13 Ove Fundin (SWE) 10 Björn Knutsson (SWE) 10 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 9 Bob Andrews (GB) 9 Ken McKinlay (GB) 9 Göte Nordin (SWE) 9 Sören Sjösten (SWE) 8 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 7 Rune Sörmander (SWE) 7 Ron How (GB) 6 Arne Carlsson (SWE) 3 Pawel Waloszek (POL) 2 Mike Broadbank (GB) 2 Ron Mountford (GB) 2 Nigel Boocock (GB) 0 Henryk Zyto (POL) 0 14 September 1963 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ove Fundin Bjorn Knutsson Barry Briggs Ove Fundin (SWE) 14 Björn Knutsson (SWE) 13 Barry Briggs (NZ) 12 Boris Samorodov (USSR) 11 Göte Nordin (SWE) 10 Sverre Harrfeldt (NOR) 10 Nigel Boocock (GB) 8 Leo McAuliffe (GB) 7 Ron How (GB) 7 Peter Craven (GB) 6 Peter Moore (NZ) 6 Per Olof Söderman (SWE) 5 Dick Fisher (GB) 5 Jim Lightfoot (GB) 4 Per Tage Svensson (SWE) 1 Arne Carlsson (SWE) 1 Tadeusz Teodorowicz (GB) 0 Ron Mountford (GB) 0 18 September 1964 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden Barry Briggs Igor Plechanov Ove Fundin Barry Briggs (NZ) 15 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 13 Ove Fundin (SWE) 13 Boris Samorodov (USSR) 11 Björn Knutsson (SWE) 10 Ron How (GB) 10 Cyril Maidment (GB) 8 Gennady Kurilenko (POL) 7 Nigel Boocock (GB) 6 Mike Broadbank (GB) 6 Ken McKinlay (GB) 6 Andrzej Wyglenda (POL) 4 Bob Andrews (GB) 4 Zbigniew Podlecki (POL) 3 Jaroslav Wolf (CZE) 3 Dick Fisher (GB) 1 Jim Lightfoot (GB) 0 Göte Nordin (SWE) 0 18 September 1965 Wembley Stadium, London, England Bjorn Knutsson Igor Plechanov Ove Fundin Björn Knutsson (SWE) 14 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 13 Ove Fundin (SWE) 13 Barry Briggs (NZ) 10 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 10 Brian Brett (GB) 9 Sören Sjösten (SWE) 9 Nigel Boocock (GB) 8 Andrzej Pogorzelski (POL) 7 Antoni Woryna (POL) 6 Leif Larsson (SWE) 5 Reg Luckhurst (GB) 4 Ken McKinlay (GB) 4 Jimmy Gooch (GB) 3 Andrzej Wyglenda (POL) 2 Luboš Tomícek, Sr. (CZE) 2 Mike Broadbank (GB) 0 Marian Rose (POL) 0 23 September 1966 Wembley Stadium, London, England Barry Briggs Sverre Harrfeldt Antoni Woryna Barry Briggs (NZ) 15 Sverre Harrfeldt (NOR) 14 Antoni Woryna (POL) 13 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 11 Torbjörn Harrysson (SWE) 10 Göte Nordin (SWE) 9 Leif Enecrona (SWE) 8 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 8 Stanislav Tkocz (POL) 7 Björn Knutsson (SWE) 5 Marian Kaiser (POL) 5 Andrzej Pogorzelski (POL) 5 Mike Broadbank (GB) 4 Leif Larsson (SWE) 3 Nigel Boocock (GB) 2 Per Olof Söderman (SWE) 1 Ken McKinlay (GB) 0 Bengt Brannefors (SWE) 0 16 September 1967 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ove Fundin Bengt Jansson Ivan Mauger Ove Fundin (SWE) 14 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 14 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 13 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 12 Barry Briggs (NZ) 11 Anders Michanek (SWE) 9 Eric Boocock (GB) 9 Ray Wilson (GB) 7 Andrzej Pogorzelski (POL) 6 Bernt Persson (SWE) 6 Antoni Woryna (POL) 5 Rick France (GB) 5 Colin Pratt (GB) 4 Jerzy Trzeszkowski (POL) 3 Andrzej Wyglenda (POL) 2 Jochen Dinse (EG) 0 Mike Broadbank (GB) 0 Leif Enecrona (SWE) 0 6 September 1968 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden Ivan Mauger Barry Briggs Edward Jancarz Ivan Mauger (NZ) 15 Barry Briggs (NZ) 12 Edward Jancarz (POL) 11 Gennady Kurilenko (USSR) 11 Pawel Waloszek (POL) 10 Torbjörn Harrysson (SWE) 10 Anders Michanek (SWE) 9 Hasse Holmqvist (SWE) 9 Ove Fundin (SWE) 7 Gunnar Malmqvist (SWE) 7 Martin Ashby (GB) 5 Antoni Woryna (POL) 5 Reidar Eide (NOR) 3 Jerzy Trzeszkowski (POL) 3 Bernt Persson (SWE) 1 Nigel Boocock (GB) 1 Igor Plechanov (USSR) 0 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 0 13 September 1969 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ivan Mauger Barry Briggs Soren Sjosten Ivan Mauger (NZ) 14 Barry Briggs (NZ) 11 Sören Sjösten (SWE) 11 Nigel Boocock (GB) 10 Hasse Holmqvist (SWE) 10 Edward Jancarz (POL) 9 Ove Fundin (SWE) 9 Ken McKinlay (GB) 7 Andrzej Pogorzelski (POL) 7 Jan Mucha (POL) 7 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 6 Henryk Glücklich (SWE) 5 Valery Klementiev (USSR) 4 Torbjörn Harrysson (SWE) 4 Andrzej Wyglenda (POL) 2 Howard Cole (GB) 1 Zbigniew Podlecki (POL) 3 Arnold Haley (GB) 0 6 September 1970 Olympic Stadium Woroclav, Poland Ivan Mauger Pawel Waloszek Antoni Woryna Ivan Mauger (NZ) 15 Pawel Waloszek PL 14 Antoni Woryna PL 13 Sören Sjösten S 9 Henryk Glücklich PL 9 Walery Klementiew SU 8 Barry Briggs (NZ) 7 Andrzej Wyglenda PL 7 Anders Michanek S 7 Ole Olsen DK 6 Jan Mucha PL 6 Hans Jürgen Fritz 5 Wladimir Gordiejew SU 5 Gienadij Kurylenko SU 2 Zygfryd Friedek PL 2 Trevor Hedge(5) (GB) 0 Edmund Migos (R) PL 4 Jerzy Szczakiel (R) PL dnr British Qualification - Swedish Qualification - Continental - Intercontinental 10 September 1971 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ole Olsen Ivan Mauger Bengt Jansson Ole Olsen (DEN) 15 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 12+3 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 12+3 Ray Wilson (GB) 11 Anders Michanek (SWE) 11 Bernt Persson (SWE) 9 Jim Airey (AUS) 8 Sören Sjösten (SWE) 8 Nigel Boocock (GB) 6 Ronnie Moore (NZ) 5 Eric Boocock (GB) 4 Leif Enecrona (SWE) 4 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 3 Tommy Jansson (SWE) 1 Jerzy Szczakiel (POL) 0 Vladimir Gordeev (USSR) Dsq Göte Nordin (R) (SWE) 0 Tony Lomas (R) (GB) 0 2 September 1972 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ivan Mauger Bernt Persson Ole Olsen Ivan Mauger (NZ) 13 Bernt Persson (SWE) 13 Ole Olsen (DEN) 12 Christer Löfqvist (SWE) 11 John Louis (GB) 11 Aleksandr Pavlov (USSR) 8 Anders Michanek (SWE) 8 Pawel Waloszek (POL) 6 Viktor Trofimov (USSR) 6 Nigel Boocock (GB) 6 Viktor Kalmykov (USSR) 6 Anatoly Kuzmin (USSR) 4 Grigory Khlinovsky (USSR) 4 Barry Briggs (NZ) 3 Eric Boocock (GB) 2 Valery Gordeev (USSR) 2 Jan Simensen (R) (SWE) 2 Jim McMillan (R) (GB) 2 1973 Wembley Stadium, London, England Jerzy Szczakiel Ivan Mauger Zenon Plech Jerzy Szczakiel (POL) 13 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 13 Zenon Plech (POL) 12 Ole Olsen (DEN) 11 Grigory Khlinovsky (USSR) 10 Vladimir Paznikov (USSR) 8 Pawel Waloszek (POL) 8 Valery Gordeev (USSR) 7 Jan Mucha (POL) 7 Anders Michanek (SWE) 6 Edward Jancarz (POL) 6 Peter Collins (GB) 6 John Boulger (AUS) 6 Ray Wilson (GB) 5 Vladimir Zapleshny (USSR) 2 Bernt Persson (SWE) 0 Andrzej Wyglenda (R) (POL) 0 Tommy Jansson (R) (SWE) 0 6 September 1974 Wembley Stadium, London, England Anders Michanek Ivan Mauger Soren Sjosten Anders Michanek (SWE) 15 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 11 Sören Sjösten (SWE) 11 John Louis (GB) 9 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 9 Peter Collins (GB) 9 Tommy Johansson (SWE) 8 Zenon Plech (POL) 8 Christer Löfqvist (SWE) 8 Grigory Khlinovsky (USSR) 6 Dag Lövaas (NOR) 6 Terry Betts (GB) 6 Dave Jessup (GB) 5 Mikhail Krasnov (USSR) 3 Ole Olsen (DEN) 2 Vladimir Gordeev (USSR) 0 Tommy Jansson (SWE) 3 Edward Jancarz (POL) 1 6 September 1975 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ole Olsen Anders Michanek John Louis Ole Olsen (DEN) 15 Anders Michanek (SWE) 13 John Louis (GB) 12+3 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 12+2 Peter Collins (GB) 10 Phil Crump (AUS) 10 Malcolm Simmons (GB) 10 Viktor Trofimov (USSR) 8 Tommy Jansson (SWE) 8 Bernt Persson (SWE) 5 Ray Wilson (GB) 5 Edward Jancarz (POL) 4 Valery Gordeev (USSR) 4 Zenon Plech (POL) 4 Marek Cieslak (POL) 1 Henryk Glücklich (POL) 0 Martin Ashby (GB) 0 Vladimir Gordeev (USSR) 0 5 September 1976 Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, Poland Peter Collins Malcolm Simmons Phil Crump Peter Collins (GB) 14 Malcolm Simmons (GB) 13 Phil Crump (AUS) 12 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 11 Zenon Plech (POL) 11 John Louis (GB) 9 Doug Wyer (GB) 8 Egon Müller (WG) 8 Scott Autrey (USA) 7 Jirí Štancl (POL) 6 Chris Morton (GB) 6 Edward Jancarz (POL) 5 Marek Cieslak (POL) 4 Jerzy Rembas (POL) 3 Valery Gordeev (USSR) 1 Vladimir Gordeev (USSR) 0 Anders Michanek (SWE) 2 Grigory Khlinovsky (USSR) 0 2 September 1977 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden Ivan Mauger Peter Collins Ole Olsen Ivan Mauger (NZ) 14 Peter Collins (GB) 13 Ole Olsen (DEN) 12+3 Michael Lee (GB) 12+2 Finn Thomsen (DEN) 10 Bengt Jansson (SWE) 8 Egon Müller (GB) 8 Anders Michanek (SWE) 8 Billy Sanders (AUS) 7 Tommy Nilsson (SWE) 6 Bernt Persson (SWE) 6 John Boulger (AUS) 5 Edward Jancarz (POL) 4 Jirí Štancl (POL) 3 Jan Verner (CZE) 1 Jan Mucha (CZE) 0 Sören Karlsson (SWE) 0 Boguslaw Nowak (POL) 0 1978 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ole Olsen Gordon Kennett Scott Autrey Ole Olsen (DEN) 13 Gordon Kennett (GB) 12 Scott Autrey (USA) 11 Dave Jessup (GB) 11 Jerzy Rembas (POL) 11 Malcolm Simmons (GB) 10 Michael Lee (GB) 9 Ivan Mauger (NZ) 8 John Titman (AUS) 7 Anders Michanek (SWE) 7 Ila Teromaa (FIN) 6 Jan Verner (CZE) 5 Marek Cieslak (POL) 5 Jan Andersson (SWE) 3 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 2 Petr Ondrašík (CZE) 0 Bernt Persson (SWE) 0 Zdenek Kudrna (CZE) 0 World Final / Intercontinental Qualifying / Continental Qualifying / British Qualifying 1979 Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, Poland Ivan Mauger Zenon Plech Michael Lee Ivan Mauger (NZ) 14 Zenon Plech (POL) 13 Michael Lee (GB) 11+3 Kelly Moran (USA) 11+2 Billy Sanders (AUS) 11+1 Ole Olsen (DEN) 11+0 Zdenek Kudrna (CZE) 8 Dave Jessup (GB) 8 Edward Jancarz (POL) 7 Finn Thomsen (DEN) 6 Peter Collins (GB) 6 John Titman (AUS) 5 Michail Starostin (USSR) 3 Christoph Betzl (WG) 2 Robert Slabon (POL) 2 Alois Wiesböck (GER) 1 Petr Ondrašík (CZE) 0 Larry Ross (AUS) 0 1980 Wembley Stadium, London, England Michael Lee Dave Jessup Billy Sanders Michael Lee (GB) 14 Dave Jessup (GB) 12 Billy Sanders (AUS) 12 Jan Andersson (SWE) 11 Bruce Penhall (USA) 9 John Davis (GB) 9 Peter Collins (GB) 8 Kai Niemi (FIN) 8 Chris Morton (GB) 8 Finn Thomsen (DEN) 7 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 7 Aleš Dryml, Sr. (CZE) 5 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 5 Egon Muller (WG) 4 Zenon Plech (POL) 1 Petr Ondrašík (CZE) 0 Ole Olsen (DEN) 0 Vaclav Verner (CZE) 0 Hans Danielsson (SWE) 0 1981 Wembley Stadium, London, England Bruce Penhall Ole Olsen Tommy Knudsen Bruce Penhall (USA) 14 Ole Olsen (DEN) 12+3 Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 12+2 Erik Gundersen (DEN) 11 Kenny Carter (GB) 10 Jan Andersson (SWE) 9 Egon Müller (WG) 9 Dave Jessup (GB) 7 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 6 Michael Lee (GB) 5 Chris Morton (GB) 5 Edward Jancarz (POL) 5 Larry Ross (NZ) 4 Aleš Dryml, Sr. (CZE) 3 Zenon Plech (POL) 3 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 0 Henryk Olszak (POL) 0 Preben Eriksen (DEN) 0 1982 Wembley Stadium, London, England Bruce Penhall Les Collins Dennis Sigalos Bruce Penhall (USA) 14 Les Collins (GB) 13 Dennis Sigalos (USA) 12 Kelly Moran (USA) 11 Kenny Carter (GB) 10 Dave Jessup (GB) 8 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 8 Jan Andersson (SWE) 8 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 7 Edward Jancarz (POL) 7 Georg Hack (WG) 6 Kai Niemi (FIN) 5 Peter Collins (GB) 5 Phil Crump (AUS) 4 Vaclav Verner (CZE) 2 Michail Starostin (USSR) 0 Emil Sova (CZE) 0 Andy Grahame (GB) 0 1983 Motodrom Halbemond, Norden, Germany Egon Muller Billy Sanders Michael Lee Egon Müller (WG) 15 Billy Sanders (AUS) 12 Michael Lee (GB) 11 Erik Gundersen (DEN) 10 Kenny Carter (GB) 10 Ole Olsen (DEN) 10 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 9 Dennis Sigalos (USA) 8 Karl Maier (WG) 8 Chris Morton (GB) 7 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 7 Lance King (USA) 4 Phil Collins (GB) 4 Antonín Kasper, Jr. (CZE) 3 Zenon Plech (POL) 1 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 1 Peter Ravn (DEN) 0 Henny Kroeze (HOL) 0 1984 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden Eric Gundersen Hans Nielsen Lance King Erik Gundersen (DEN) 14 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 13 Lance King (USA) 13 Kelly Moran (USA) 12 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 10 Simon Wigg (GB) 9 Bo Petersen (DEN) 9 Shawn Moran (USA) 7 Karl Maier (WG) 7 Jan Andersson (SWE) 6 Billy Sanders (AUS) 5 Kai Niemi (FIN) 4 Petr Ondrašík (CZE) 3 Egon Muller (WG) 3 Jirí Štancl (CZE) 1 Vaclav Verner (CZE) 0 Alan Grahame (GB) 5 Georg Hack (WG) 0 1985 Odsal Stadium, Bradford, England Eric Gundersen Hans Nielsen Sam Ermolenko Erik Gundersen (DEN) 13 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 13 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 13 Kai Niemi (FIN) 10 Shawn Moran (USA) 10 Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 10 John Cook (USA) 9 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 8 Jan O. Pedersen (DEN) 7 Jan Andersson (SWE) 7 Lance King (USA) 6 Egon Muller (WG) 5 Armando Castagna (ITA) 4 Zoltan Adorjan (HUN) 2 Viktor Kuznetsov (USSR) 2 Karl Maier (WG) 1 Grzegorz Dzikowski (POL) 0 Phil Collins (GB) 0 1986 Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, Poland Hans Neilsen Jan O Pedersen Kelvin Tatum Hans Nielsen (DEN) 14 Jan O. Pedersen (DEN) 13 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 12 Jimmy Nilsen (SWE) 11 Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 10 Viktor Kuznetsow (USSR) 10 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 9 Neil Evitts (GB) 8 Chris Morton (GB) 8 Erik Gundersen (DEN) 7 Ryszard Dolomisiewicz (POL) 6 Marvyn Cox (GB) 3 Karl Maier (WG) 3 Armando Castagna (ITA) 2 Antonín Kasper, Jr. (CZE) 2 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 1 Jan Andersson (SWE) 0 Petr Vandirek (CZE) 1 1987 Wembley Stadium, London, England Hans Neilsen Eric Gundersen Sam Ermolenko Hans Nielsen (DEN) 27 Erik Gundersen (DEN) 24+3 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 24+2  Jimmy Nilsen (SWE) 22 Per Jonsson (SWE) 22 Jeremy Doncaster (GB) 20 Jan O. Pedersen (DEN) 19 John Cook (USA) 15 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 12  Gerd Riss (WG) 12 Simon Cross (GB) 10 Antonín Kasper, Jr. (CZE) 9 Chris Morton (GB) 9 Roman Jankowski (POL) 8 Roman Matousek (CZE) 5 Henny Kroeze (HOL) 1 Peter Ravn (DEN) 1 Wladimir Trofimow (USSR) dnr 1988 Wembley Stadium, London, England Eric Gundersen Hans Neilsen Jan O Pedersen Erik Gundersen (DEN) 14 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 14 Jan O. Pedersen (DEN) 13 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 12 Per Jonsson (SWE) 9 Simon Wigg (GB) 9 Roman Matoušek (CZE) 8 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 8 Conny Ivarsson (SWE) 7 Chris Morton (GB) 6 Antal Kocso (HUN) 6 John Davis (GB) 3 John Jørgensen (DEN) 3 Zenon Kasprzak (POL) 3 Sándor Tihanyi (HUN) 3 Roman Jankowski (POL) 2 Simon Cross (GB) 0 Andrzej Huszcza (POL) 0 1989 Wembley Stadium, London, England Hans Neilsen Simon Wigg Jeremy Doncaster Hans Nielsen (DEN) 15 Simon Wigg (GB) 12+3 Jeremy Doncaster (GB) 12+2 Erik Gundersen (DEN) 11 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 10 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 10 Andy Smith (GB) 10 Tony Olsson (SWE) 8 Gerd Riss (GB) 5 Roman Matousek (CZE) 5 Karl Maier (WG) 5 Troy Butler (AUS) 4 Olli Tyrväinen (FIN) 4 Ronnie Correy (USA) 4 Zoltán Adorján (HUN) 4 Bohumil Brhel (CZE) 1 Andy Grahame (GB) 0 Jozsef Petrikovics (HUN) 0 1990 Wembley Stadium, London, England Per Jonsson Shawn Moran Todd Wiltshire Per Jonsson (SWE) 13+3 Shawn Moran (USA) 13+2 Todd Wiltshire (AUS) 12 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 11 Jimmy Nilsen (SWE) 10 Henrik Gustafsson* (SWE) 9 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 9 Armando Castagna (ITA) 8 Rick Miller (USA) 7 Richard Knight (GB) 7 Martin Dugard (GB) 6 Roman Matousek (CZE) 5 Zdenek Tesar (CZE) 2 Ronnie Correy (USA) 2 Zoltán Adorján (HUN) 2 Antonín Kasper, Jr.* (CZE) 2 Sándor Tihanyi (HUN) dnr Dennis Löfqvist (SWE) dnr 1991 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden Jan O Pedersen Tony Rickardsson Hans Neilsen Jan O. Pedersen (DEN) 15 Tony Rickardsson (SWE) 12 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 11+3 Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 11+2 Jimmy Nilsen (SWE) 10 Paul Thorp (GB) 10 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 9 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 8 Per Jonsson (SWE) 7 Ronnie Correy (USA) 6 Armando Castagna (ITA) 6 Billy Hamill (USA) 6 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 4 Roman Matousek (CZE) 2 Jeremy Doncaster (GB) 2 Gerd Riss (WG) 1 Mikael Blixt (SWE) 0 Gert Handberg (DEN) - 1992 Wembley Stadium, London, England Gary Havelock Per Jonsson Gert Handberg Gary Havelock (GB) 14 Per Jonsson (SWE) 11 Gert Handberg (DEN) 10 Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 9 Henrik Gustafsson (SWE) 9 John Jørgensen (DEN) 8 Jimmy Nilsen (SWE) 7 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 7 Slawomir Drabik (POL) 6 Kelvin Tatum (GB) 6 Rick Miller (USA) 6 Ronnie Correy (USA) 6 Mitch Shirra (NZ) 6 Tony Rickardsson (SWE) 5 Zdenek Tesar (CZE) 5 Brian Karger (DEN) 4 Antal Kocso (HUN) 0 Martin Dugard (GB) 0 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England Sam Ermolenko Hans Neilsen Chris Louis Sam Ermolenko USA 12 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 11 Chris Louis (GB) 11 Henrik Gustafsson (SWE) 10 Andy Smith (GB) 10 Gary Havelock (GB) 10 Tomasz Gollob (POL) 8 Peter Karlsson (SWE) 8 Per Jonsson (SWE) 7 Billy Hamill USA 7 Gerd Riss (GER) 6 Armando Castagna (ITA) 5 Joe Screen (GB) 5 Tony Rickardsson (SWE) 4 Leigh Adams (AUS) 4 Greg Hancock (USA) 2 Ronnie Correy (R) (USA) dnr Brian Karger (R) (DEN) dnr 1994 Vojens, Denmark Tony Rickardsson Hans Neilsen Craig Boyce Tony Rickardsson (SW) 12 Hans Nielsen (DEN) 12 Craig Boyce (AUS) 12, Greg Hancock USA (11) Tommy Knudsen (DEN) 10 Marvyn Cox (DEN) 9 Henrik Gustafsson (SWE) 9 Mark Loram (GB) 9 Josh Larsen (USA) 7, Jan Staechman (DEN) 7 Jason Crump (AUS) 6 Chris louis (GB) 6 Sam Ermolenko (USA) 6 Stefan Danno SWE 2 Piotr Swist (POL) 1 Tomasz Gollob (POL) 0 Billy Hamill (USA) 1 Roman Jankowski (POL) 0 Australia New Zealand British Swedish Denmark Norway Finland Germany Austria Slovenia Italy Hungary Ukraine Latvia Intercontinental Continental World Semi Finals